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येनाहं नामृता स्यां किमहं तेन कुर्याम् ?

 

 

Yenāhaṁ nāmṛtā syām kimahaṁ tena kuryām

“What shall I do with that which will not make me immortal?”

Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 2.4.2

 

 

Dharma, Artha & You

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Dharma, Artha & You

An invitation to bring ancient principles of purpose and prosperity into the texture of ordinary days: how duty and ambition can walk together, rather than in opposition.

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“A book to be read slowly, then returned to for years.”

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Conflict Resolution

Sources: Mahabharata • Vidura Niti • Chanakya Niti • Kamandakiya Nitisara • Shukra Niti The purpose of conflict is not to decide who is right. It is to discover what is right. When the ego enters a disagreement, truth quietly leaves the room.Dharma calls us back to truth. Never before has humanity been so connected.Yet never before have disagreements become so permanent.Families stop speaking over inheritance.Friends end relationships over politics.Marriages…

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Why Do We Keep Searching for Happiness

Happiness ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥Ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te,ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ. “The pleasures that arise from contact with the senses have a beginning and an end; therefore, the wise do not become attached to them.”Source: Bhagavad Gita 5.22 The Bhagavad Gita makes a distinction that remains remarkably relevant to the way modern life is organised. Pleasure is…

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Men, Women, and the Dharma Between Us

Family & Relationship Source: Bhagavad Gītā 2.62–63, 3.21; Manusmṛti 3.55–57, 9.26; Mahabharata, Sabha Parva; Shukraniti; Kamandakiya Nitisara Strength creates responsibility. Protection is a duty, not possession. Freedom carries responsibility, and the wellbeing of men and women is closely connected to the wellbeing of the family and, ultimately, society. Dharma does not require men and women to become identical in order to be equal in dignity. It asks each person to…

“The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is
subdued by practice and by dispassion.”

The Bhagavad Gita, 6.35

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    "I wish I'd found this book earlier in my journey. It gave language to something I'd felt for years, that wanting to build, earn, and grow doesn't have to sit in conflict with a grounded, values-led life.

    What comes through on every page is the author's own integrity, she doesn't just write about balancing ambition and ethics, she clearly holds herself to that same standard.

    This isn't just philosophy, it's a book I keep returning to."
    Mrs. Deepa Sirsikar, UK
    Entrepreneur & Business Leader
    "What I appreciated most about Dharma, Artha & You is that it refuses to separate spiritual life from ordinary life.

    This isn't a book that pulled me out of the world. It's one that gently walked me deeper into it.

    The author writes with a rare clarity, the kind that only comes from someone who has genuinely lived inside these questions, not just studied them.

    Dharma, Artha & You shows that non-attachment was never about stepping away from life, it's about staying free while fully in it. That is a message many mature practitioners are ready to hear."​
    Mrs. Avani Joshi, Mumbai
    International Yoga Teacher, Sanskrit Educator
    "We often mistake a successful career for the right one, and end up highly skilled at living someone else's life.

    What sets this book apart is how smartly it draws from the Gita, the Upanishads, and the Arthashastra, and turns that wisdom into something you can actually use today.

    It gave me a real framework, and made clear that alignment isn't about waiting for revelation. It's about choosing more consciously, right where you are."
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    Life & Career Coach
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